The Sopranos Pilot

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Happy Wine Wednesday!  We are leaving the zombie apocalypse
in Georgia and heading to northern New Jersey to explore the
groundbreaking pilot episode of the HBO series, The
Sopranos.  Grab your wine, your gabagool,  and join us
for our second installment of our special series - The Pilot
Project!

As always, we kick things off with what we liked and did not like
about the pilot.  There are very few weak spots in the
episode, but Kristine had a few issues with some of the
acting.  Jocelyn took issue with some of the less than
subtle moments in a pilot episode that was otherwise strong at
subtlety.  No conversation about The  Sopranos would be
complete without unpacking the opening credits and praising the
very memorable theme song "Woke Up This Morning" by the Alabama
3.

Next up, we unpack all of the tension - sexual or otherwise -
between Tony and Dr. Melfi. With Kristine being a newbie to the
series, it was fun to have her dabble in a bit of wild
speculation about how Tony's mafia colleagues will react once
they find out that the guy who appears poised to take over the
family has started therapy.  We also get into all of the
family dynamics featured in the pilot - Tony/Uncle Junior,
Tony/Livia, and Tony/Carmella.  We also explore the Tony
Soprano we see in reality versus the image of Tony that he wants
Dr. Melfi to believe.  The man is no Gary Cooper!

We talk about the standout performances and Kristine shares
whether or not the pilot left her wanting more of the Soprano
family.  We then dabble a little in thirsty thoughts and
close out with a spoiler section.  No need to worry, you'll
get a heads up before Jocelyn shares key plot points from the
rest of the series. 

Be sure to check out our first installment of The Pilot Project
in which we discussed the pilot episode of The Walking Dead -
"Days Gone Bye."

Until next time!


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